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          Wages for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in CALIFORNIA

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $26.63 $33.33 $45.09 $57.94 $77.18
          Yearly $55,390 $69,330 $93,790 $120,520 $160,540
          California Hourly $37.64 $47.73 $60.02 $65.40 $79.57
          Yearly $78,280 $99,270 $124,840 $136,020 $165,510
          Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Metro Area Hourly $39.67 $48.96 $61.49 $71.44 $83.67
          Yearly $82,510 $101,830 $127,890 $148,590 $174,030
          Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Metro Area Hourly $40.01 $52.64 $61.26 $65.39 $76.52
          Yearly $83,230 $109,500 $127,420 $136,010 $159,150
          Redding, CA Metro Area Hourly $27.72 $27.72 $45.33 $63.00 $67.55
          Yearly $57,650 $57,650 $94,280 $131,040 $140,500
          Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Metro Area Hourly $38.84 $43.26 $73.83 $81.86 $93.84
          Yearly $80,790 $89,990 $153,570 $170,270 $195,190
          Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California Balance of State Hourly $24.27 $30.68 $49.64 $56.63 $63.52
          Yearly $50,480 $63,810 $103,260 $117,780 $132,120
          North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California Balance of State Hourly $28.34 $37.16 $44.58 $48.87 $63.89
          Yearly $58,960 $77,290 $92,730 $101,650 $132,900
          Stockton-Lodi, CA Metro Area Hourly $41.16 $54.50 $54.50 $68.06 $89.72
          Yearly $85,620 $113,360 $113,360 $141,550 $186,620
          Vallejo, CA Metro Area Hourly $42.53 $46.58 $52.13 $63.00 $84.45
          Yearly $88,460 $96,880 $108,430 $131,040 $175,660
          Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Metro Area Hourly $41.50 $45.97 $63.99 $70.87 $75.35
          Yearly $86,320 $95,610 $133,100 $147,400 $156,730
          Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Metro Area Hourly $35.97 $59.43 $62.89 $72.24 $83.67
          Yearly $74,810 $123,610 $130,810 $150,270 $174,030
          Modesto, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.05 $38.80 $50.00 $50.00 $59.03
          Yearly $74,980 $80,710 $104,000 $104,000 $122,780
          Visalia, CA Metro Area Hourly $22.28 $22.28 $41.22 $47.66 $49.99
          Yearly $46,350 $46,350 $85,740 $99,130 $103,980
          Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.49 $49.38 $49.38 $60.49 $72.03
          Yearly $77,980 $102,710 $102,710 $125,820 $149,820
          Salinas, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.36 $43.40 $50.96 $65.01 $84.45
          Yearly $77,710 $90,270 $105,990 $135,230 $175,660
          Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Metro Area Hourly $32.59 $42.99 $52.64 $65.80 $75.31
          Yearly $67,790 $89,410 $109,500 $136,850 $156,640
          San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA Metro Area Hourly $48.32 $56.62 $76.27 $76.27 $90.44
          Yearly $100,510 $117,770 $158,640 $158,640 $188,120
          El Centro, CA Metro Area Hourly $35.39 $51.32 $59.60 $61.26 $62.91
          Yearly $73,610 $106,750 $123,970 $127,420 $130,850
          Bakersfield-Delano, CA Metro Area Hourly $41.10 $46.52 $46.52 $63.00 $74.66
          Yearly $85,490 $96,760 $96,760 $131,040 $155,300
          North Coast Region of California Balance of State Hourly $24.27 $35.68 $40.67 $45.97 $53.25
          Yearly $50,480 $74,220 $84,600 $95,620 $110,760
          Fresno, CA Metro Area Hourly $36.63 $47.38 $52.75 $63.65 $76.38
          Yearly $76,180 $98,550 $109,720 $132,390 $158,870
          San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Metro Area Hourly $46.17 $50.05 $60.91 $79.17 $93.84
          Yearly $96,030 $104,100 $126,700 $164,670 $195,190
          San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Metro Area Hourly $37.40 $50.29 $60.02 $61.65 $80.34
          Yearly $77,790 $104,600 $124,840 $128,230 $167,110
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          Merced, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Hanford-Corcoran, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Napa, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Yuba City, CA Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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